budget

Prime Minister David Cameron is set to deliver his starkest warning yet about the action needed to tackle Britain's budget deficit and public debt.

Advisers are divided over how and when to deal with a potential "double tax hit" expected to be announced in an emergency Budget on 22 June.

Mark Benson examines the effect on equity markets of the forthcoming rise in CGT.

Richard Cook, MD of AVD UK, assesses the options open to advisers seeking to mitigate the impact on HNW clients of the recent jump in income tax.

OPM CIO Tony Yousefian assesses the vulnerable state of sterling

The government has rejected industry pleas to change the way it will implement pensions tax relief restrictions.

I'm not sure who is feeling the pressure more this week- Alistair Darling or Carlo Ancelotti.

The UK economy will grow by a mere 1% in 2010, expanding to 2.5% by 2011, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

Policymakers should focus on making existing regulatory powers work before jumping to extend their remit, or risk damaging UK competitiveness, says the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Capital gains (CGT) and income will be the biggest tax targets in next week's Budget, advisers say.